UNIVERSITY CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

MAJOR TEST NO 1: 2021

TST2601

THEORY OF STRUCTURE II

Examiner: Prof B.D Ikotun Moderator: Mr A.O Zimbili

Marks: 50 marks
Weight of Assessment: 35% of the year mark Duration: 1H30

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This test consists of 5 pages including this cover page and Annexure A (formula
sheet)

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QUESTION 1
A precast concrete has a section as shown in Figure 1. Calculate the following
sectional properties of the section with respect to X-X and Y-Y axis.
1.1 The position of centroid (7)
1.2 The second moment of area about x-x, I xx (4.5)

1.3 The second moment of area about about y-y, I yy (4)

1.4 The radius of gyration, rx and ry

(3)
1.5 The elastic section modulus (1.5)

All dimensions are in millimetres.

400

100
100
100

200 400

200

200

800

Figure 1
[20 marks]

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QUESTION 2

2.1 A cantilever beam spans 8 m and carries a uniformly distributed load as shown in
Figure 2. Draw the shear force and bending moment diagrams of the beam. (15)

2.2 Calculate and sketch the maximum resultant stress across the depth of the section
of the cantilever beam in Figure 2. The beam has a rectangular cross section of 200
mm wide and 300 mm deep and an axial compressive force of 100 kN is applied on
the centroid of the cross-section. (15)

10 kN/m

B
100 kN
300 mm

A 8m

Figure 2
[30 marks]

TOTAL: 50 marks
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(FORMULA SHEET)
ANNEXURE A

l  F A
strain( ) =
F Fl
stress( ) = ; ;E = = =
A l   l l A l
d 2 bd
A of circle = ; A Aofofrectangle = L=xlxb
rec tan gle b; ; A of triangle =
4 2
M max y
 max =
I

bd 3
Moment of inertia about centroid, I = (rectangle)
12
Ay = A1 y 1 + A2 y 2 ......................

Ax = A1 x 1 + A2 x 2 ..............................

I xx
Moment of inertia, I xx = I GG + Ae 2 Radius of gyration, rx =
A

I xx
Elastic modulus, Z ex = Three equilibrium equations: ∑M=0; ∑V=0; ∑H=0
y

PROPERTIES OF PLANE AREAS

RECTANGLE A = bd
d
c=
2
bd 3 db 3
Ix = ; Iy =
12 12
G G 2
bd
d c Ze =
6
d
r=
b 12

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SEMICIRCLE

R 2
A=
2
4R
c=
3
R 4
R Ix = Iy =
G G 8
R
c r=
2

TRIANGLE bd
A=
2
d
c=
3
bd 3 db 3
G G Ix = ; Iy =
d 36 36
c 2
bd
Ze =
b 24
d
r=
18
CIRCLE d 2
A= = R 2
4
d
R c=
2
G G d 4 R 4
Ix = Iy = =
d c 64 4
d 3
R 2
Ze = =
32 4
d R
r= =
4 2
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